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possibly a dumb question

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by krazzyboi_44, Jan 18, 2014.

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  1. Jan 18, 2014 #11
    BigMod34

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    Not a dumb question at all. Sprint sucks when your heading west. Any thing west of Fargo, Omaha, Sioux Falls, all of Montana and Wyoming. I'm switching to Verizon when my contract is up.
     
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  3. Jan 18, 2014 #12
    MysticHZ

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    Used to be in the industry. Worked for ATT, TMobile and Verizon ... I use Verizon.
     
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  4. Jan 18, 2014 #13
    jerseyguy71

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    verizon.......hands down
     
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  5. Jan 18, 2014 #14
    luvtotruck

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    Allow me to add this! Verizon, Has ALL AMERICAN Customer Service, If you call anytime you will reach an American Speaking English as their first Language, I switched to Sprint but once I figured out i could not communicate with the CS I went back to Verizon!! I hope this helps!
     
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  7. Jan 18, 2014 #15
    teqntexas

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    call att complain and threaten to leave until they ship you one of these for the house for free. it's the only way we can get cell service at the house.


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  8. Jan 19, 2014 #16
    88 Alpha

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    You are getting good advice so far but I would like to add something slightly different.

    You don't have to go with a primary carrier (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobil, or Sprint). You will be paying for a contract for at least 1 year and will have very high termination fees should you choose to go to a different provider. You could use a Pre-Paid company (like Page Plus, AT&T Go Phone, Virgin Mobile, or yes, even Straight Talk, but there are many more...just google pre-paid phone providers). Personally, I have been on Page Plus for the past 4 years and like them a lot. I pay $36.71 out-the-door for unlimited talk & text.

    The only issue you will have with MOST pre-paid Verizon providers is the lack of ability to roam (I have no idea about the other 3). What that means is (as an example) if you and your buddy are driving up I-81 from Knoxville, TN to Scanton, PA , and he has a Verizon contract and you have a pre-paid Verizon provider, he can talk the entire trip but you will loose coverage from the VA/MD line until you cross into PA (40 miles or so). I understand Selectel uses the contract network for talk but the pre-paid network for data.

    Because you live "out west", you will find there will be more holes in the coverage using a pre-paid provider, but that is due to the lack of roaming.

    Regardless, you can save quite a bit of money with a prepaid provider and you don't have to use phones that are old and outdated. There are many folks on Page Plus using Samsung Galaxy S4, HTC Evos, etc. No, at present, you will not get 4G, because the 4G phones have to be flashed, but those are still highly workable phones and you are not tied to a contract, should you end up not liking your coverage, customer service, etc.

    Just my thoughts.

    By the way, there is also a cell phone sub-forum under the Electronics section of this forum with a lot of good information in there as well.
     
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  9. Jan 19, 2014 #17
    Sailguy

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    Had T-Mobile, horrible coverage. Switched to Verizon, what a difference, should've done it years ago.
     
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  10. Jan 19, 2014 #18
    Lepton1

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    When I started back in trucking a bit over a year ago I had T-mobile, including a T-mobile hotspot. There are wide swaths of this country that had absolutely no coverage.

    Six months ago I switched to Verizon. Since then there has only been two times that I've not had coverage when I needed it, and most of the time I'm on 4G (a big plus if you need to use the hotspot for internet). Verizon is more expensive, but you get what you pay for.
     
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  11. Jan 19, 2014 #19
    BigRigEvan

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    Another Verizon user here. Very satisfied with customer service and coverage!
     
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  12. Jan 20, 2014 #20
    txrmac

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    I managed cell phones along with computers from 1982- 2013.

    Things change, but at the moment AT&T and Verizon are the best.

    Seriously consider tethering option for you smartphone if you bring a notebook / pad with you.

    If you do bring a notebook and tether: TURN OFF windows ,adobe, and java automatic updates.

    Also if you are going near Canada or Mexico, say 100 miles, turn off roaming, especially data roaming or you may get a bill from H!!.
     
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